Responsible Business, Civil Society, and Government in an Open Society

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The author analyses competition as one of four coordinating mechanisms helping agents mutually to orientate their actions, avoid chaos, and produce social order. Competition is a key dimension of developed societies. It helps to structure and is also conducive to social change. Competing agents constrain one another, making it hard for anyone to change their position. They discover new routines the best of which may later be institutionalized. Competition is a solvent of power but only in relatively equal societies. Entrenched wealth or status restricts competition, thus impoverishing social order. The author also evaluates the theory of competition to explore such topics as corporate social responsibility, relations between government, business and civil society, and reflexivity in social sciences.

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I am grateful to Antoni Kamiński, Anna Lewicka-Strzałecka, Glynn Morgan, and Andrzej Rychard for helpful comments and suggestions on earlier drafts of this book. My thanks also go to captains Sascha Krien and Chris Jakubowski and other crew of MY B2 where the book was written. ← 9 | 10 →

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